Variably methylated retrotransposons are refractory to a range of environmental perturbations.
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DOI: 10.1038/s41588-021-00898-9
Abstract: The agouti viable yellow (Avy) allele is an insertional mutation in the mouse genome caused by a variably methylated intracisternal A particle (VM-IAP) retrotransposon. Avy expressivity is sensitive to a range of early-life chemical exposures… read more here.
Keywords: variably methylated; retrotransposons refractory; environmental perturbations; refractory range ... See more keywords